Chapter 68 I hope you won’t betray his trust
Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, Ji Yunshu got up, washed, packed and prepared to leave.
Considering what might happen this time, she simply did not bring Lu Ru and Lan Yin, but instead brought Bai Ling and Yin Ye.
Lu Ru was quite dissatisfied with this: "Madam, please take me with you. How can you be without me? Neither of them can comb their hair properly."
Bai Ling and Yin Ye were not trained to be maids, so they were naturally a little worse in this aspect, but they were not so bad that they couldn't even comb their hair.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "This time the situation is special. At least they can protect themselves. I promise that next time there is such an opportunity, I will definitely take you with me."
After hearing what Ji Yunshu said, Lu Ru did not insist. She carefully packed up everything she might need when going out, and also packed several freshly made snacks.
Originally, when riding in the carriage, Ji Yunshu should have been with Yao, and the men were riding alone.
But Zhao Shen's situation was special, so Yao smiled and said, "You two young couples should take a carriage."
Ji Yunshu felt that regardless of her stance, Yao was truly a very considerate elder.
As soon as the carriage left the city, Ji Yunshu felt that there was indeed a reason why he didn't like traveling in ancient times.
Nowadays, most famous Buddhist temples are built in the mountains, and the Huguo Temple is no exception.
The road to Huguo Temple is not easy to travel. The carriage is bumpy and the walk is too far.
Even though Ji Yunshu had the carriage modified, he still felt uncomfortable after sitting in it for a long time.
Chao Qing, like Zhao Shen, had been reading since he got on the bus. Ji Yunshu didn't disturb him and just looked at the scenery outside boredly.
It is midsummer now. The sky outside is an endless blue and the trees are lush and green. When the wind blows, the woods rustle, and the sunlight shines through the branches and leaves. Everything is as beautiful as a painting.
Ji Yunshu was immersed in this scenery and gradually fell asleep.
Listening to her even breathing, Chao Qing's gaze moved from the book to Ji Yunshu's face.
Those who had followed the prince since childhood actually didn't like Ji Yunshu at first.
It is hard to have a good impression of her when you think about how she abandoned the prince because of his broken leg.
But fate is sometimes so strange.
No one thought that one day she would really marry the prince.
Probably no one could have imagined that the girl who was rumored to have been spoiled by the Ji family would actually be like this.
Thinking of the instructions given by the prince before leaving, Chao Qing looked at Ji Yunshu seriously, as if he wanted to see through her.
Ji Yunshu was already extremely alert outside, and how could he sleep peacefully when being stared at like that?
She suddenly opened her eyes and smiled: "Just ask whatever you want to know, why are you looking at me like that?"
Chao Qing was a little surprised that she was so alert, but he didn't show it on his face. He just asked his doubts: "If you disliked the prince so much in the past, why did you marry him?"
Ji Yunshu simply couldn't believe that he was entangled in such a thing. He said with a smile: "I have never disliked him. Ten years ago, I was only seven or eight years old. You don't think I had a say in marriage back then, do you?"
The fact is, no one told her about the change in marriage at that time.
The Queen Mother told her this only after everything was settled.
Ji Yunshu had just woken up, and his whole body was still languid. He continued slowly, "Let alone me, even if it was him, what opinion could he express about his own marriage?"
She looked at the clouds floating in the distance and smiled: "Of course, he has the right to refuse to marry me this time."
Having said that, Ji Yunshu retracted his gaze and looked at Chao Qing: "You have been serving him since you were a child. Do you know why he didn't refuse?"
Zhao Shen in the book did not marry.
And given Zhao Shen's situation, he is indeed not suitable to get married.
He has secrets to keep, truths to discover, and things to do.
These should not be known to outsiders.
However, Zhao Shen trusted her unusually and even let her know his biggest secret.
She hasn't seriously explored this issue these days. Why is that?
Chao Qing shook his head. "The prince never tells anyone about his inner thoughts. If he doesn't say anything, no one knows."
Ji Yunshu was not surprised by his answer. If Chao Qing was a sharp-minded person who could understand Zhao Shen's thoughts, he probably would not ask such a question.
"So what are you worried about?"
She didn't think Chao Qing would ask such a boring question for no reason.
Chao Qing looked at her deeply for a long time before saying, "I shouldn't have said this, but... the prince trusts you very much. I hope you won't let him down."
His words made Ji Yunshu feel inexplicably heavy in his heart.
What did Zhao Shen do to make him think this way?
The carriage drove along the mountain road for more than two hours before arriving at the destination. When Ji Yunshu got off the carriage, he felt numb all over.
Yao was also feeling a little depressed. She ordered people to settle them all down and then went to rest.
The rooms for entertaining guests at Huguo Temple were separated by gender. After Jingzhe pushed Zhao Shen away, Zhao Fu came over and joked, "Brother and sister-in-law really wish they could be together all the time."
Ji Yunshu was a married young wife after all, so why would she be afraid of an older girl? "Your eldest brother's situation is special, and we've only been married for a short time, so naturally it's still new. You'll know once you're married."
Zhao Fu blushed and stopped talking.
The Second Madam glanced at Ji Yunshu in surprise and said with a smile, "That's right. Most newlyweds are like this. But if Fu'er and her husband can be like the Crown Prince and his wife in the future, I will be very grateful."
Ji Yunshu noticed that Zhao Fu's face froze for a moment after hearing this, and she could no longer smile.
He sighed in his heart, thinking that this girl must be very dissatisfied with her marriage.
However, she usually only maintained a superficial relationship with the second wife, so it was naturally not appropriate for her to ask too much at this time.
The second master was away on duty all year round, and Mrs. Qin was alone at home, so she liked to read Buddhist scriptures every day.
When you come to the temple, you naturally don’t want to miss the master’s lecture.
Zhao Fu had no interest in those things, and fearing that Madam Qin might be worried, she dragged Ji Yunshu to go out for a walk with her.
The two girls from the third room followed the third wife.
Since they were going out, Ji Yunshu didn't want to stay bored in the house, so he went out with Zhao Fu.
There were quite a lot of people coming today, and Zhao Fu, a girl in the boudoir, didn't want to be disturbed, so the two of them went to the back mountain where there were fewer people.
Zhao Fu's mood seemed to brighten as she looked at the flowers covering the hills. "When I was little, I came to Huguo Temple with my mother once. I was so silly back then that I even made a wish to the Buddha to grow up quickly."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Perhaps all children are looking forward to growing up quickly."
Zhao Fu was a little disappointed. "Yes, when I was little, I thought I could do whatever I wanted when I grew up. But in fact, people can only do what they want when they are little."
Ji Yunshu didn't know why she was suddenly so emotional, but he felt that there was something wrong with what she said, so he didn't respond.
The two of them walked further away unknowingly. Zhao Fu saw that there was no one around and felt a little scared: "Let's go back quickly."
Ji Yunshu nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.
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